Loungecore.com
JOIN HERE TO STAY CONNECTED >
  • Blog
  • About
  • Archive
    • History View
    • Artists A-Z
    • CRATES
  • More Nostalgia
    • LIVE GEMS
    • EPIC FAILS
    • TRIVIA >
      • TRIVIA 1
      • TRIVIA 2
      • TRIVIA 3
      • TRIVIA 4
      • TRIVIA 5
      • TRIVIA 6
      • TRIVIA 7
      • TRIVIA 8
      • TRIVIA 9
      • TRIVIA 10
    • XMAS XTRA
  • DIG DEEPER
    • BREAKS & BITS >
      • BREAKS 1
      • BREAKS 2
      • BREAKS 3
      • BREAKS 4
      • BREAKS 5
      • BREAKS 6
      • BREAKS 7
      • BREAKS 8
      • BREAKS 9
      • BREAKS 10
      • BREAKS 11
      • BREAKS 12
      • BREAKS 13
      • BREAKS 14
      • BREAKS 15
      • BREAKS 16
      • BREAKS 17
      • BREAKS 18
      • BREAKS 19
      • BREAKS 20
      • BREAKS 21
      • BREAKS 22
      • BREAKS 23
      • BREAKS 24
      • BREAKS 25
      • BREAKS 26
    • P-FUNK

SAM COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

1/10/2022

0 Comments

 
On January 30th 1964 Sam Cooke recorded the timeless civil rights anthem A Change Is Gonna Come - it is considered to be one of the greatest and most important songs ever written. Inspired by Bob Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind, the song reflected on his real life struggles as a black man. The song appeared on his eleventh and final album Ain't That Good News, released March 1st of that year. Cooke performed the song on the Johnny Carson Show just before the albums release on February 7 - it would be the only time he performed the song. The performance of his unusually personal and political song was overshadowed by The Beatles first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show 2 days later. By December of that year, A Change Is Gonna Come was finally prepared to be released as a single on the b-side of his hit song Shake. On December 11th, 2 weeks before the records release date, 33 year old Cooke was shot to death at a Los Angeles motel. Although his death was ruled a justifiable homicide, the unusual events and reports of his badly beaten body leave a lot of unanswered questions. After his death the song became a major hit and an important part of the civil rights movement. The song entered the pop charts on the first week of 1965, where it stayed for a few months. Those months were marked by significant events such as the clash on the Pettus bridge during a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    ChampionDJ:

    "If you like to lounge
    then stay connected
    for some ultra-cool
    music and video cuts."

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed


    Archives

    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014

Proudly powered by Weebly